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Aircraft launch at Cope Tiger 13

  • Published March 14, 2013
  • By 2nd Lt. Jake Bailey
  • Cope Tiger 13 Public Affairs
KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR FORCE BASE, Thailand --   Aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, Royal Thai Air Force and Republic of Singapore Air Force launched operations here March 11 during Exercise Cope Tiger 13.

A multilateral effort is underway to execute airborne and land-based control of mission packages, electronic warfare, tactical airlift, search and rescue procedures, mission planning and in-flight interoperability.

Two joint teams consisting of flying forces from each participating countries are conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground combat missions using a variety of weapons systems.

During Cope Tiger 13, participating forces train together to improve coalition strike capabilities against transnational threats.
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